Health-care law will add $340 billion to deficit, new study finds — President Obama's landmark health-care initiative, long touted as a means to control costs, will actually add more than $340 billion to the nation's budget woes over the next decade, according to a new study by a member of the board that oversees Medicare financing.

Report Disputes Christie's Basis for Halting Tunnel — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey exaggerated when he declared that unforeseen costs to the state were forcing him to cancel the new train tunnel planned to relieve congested routes across the Hudson River, according to a long-awaited report …

The end of my white guilt — My white guilt died on Good Friday, April 6, 2012. That was the day my bike got stolen. — I was at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for the Stations of the Cross — the pre-Easter Catholic ritual of recounting the events …

Obama faces pressure over same-sex marriage — As the Democratic Party considers adding support for the issue to its official platform, the president is urged to give his blessing. — Momentum is building to declare official support for same-sex marriage in the Democratic Party's platform.

TPMMuckraker — Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Legal Bulldog Faces Disbarment — If things went differently, Andrew Thomas might have had a bright career in Arizona politics. — In six years as the top prosecutor in Maricopa County, he stood side-by-side with Sheriff Joe Arpaio and earned …

Gates Foundation Will Withdraw Support for ALEC Nonprofit — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today became the latest backer to withdraw financial support for the American Legislative Exchange Council. — A foundation spokesman told Roll Call that it does not plan to make future grants …

George W. Bush: Wish tax cuts not in my name — George W. Bush said Tuesday that he wishes the tax cuts originally approved under his watch didn't carry the burden of his family name. — “I wish they weren't called the Bush tax cuts,” the former president said as he kicked off …

Pryor will not actively campaign for Obama — U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said he will not actively campaign in Arkansas for President Barack Obama during the 2012 general election cycle. — Pryor noted his unwillingness to support the Obama, the titular head of the Democratic Party …

Interviewing Herman Cain On The VP Slot, Improper Sexual Conduct Charges, & Whether Obama Will Cause America To Default On Its Debt — Late last week, I was pleased to get the opportunity to talk to former Presidential candidate, former Godfather's Pizza CEO, and former talk radio host Herman Cain.

The Two Economies — The creative dynamism of American business is astounding and a little terrifying. Over the past five years, amid turmoil and uncertainty, American businesses have shed employees, becoming more efficient and more productive. According to The Wall Street Journal on Monday …

Obama weighs in against Minnesota's marriage ballot — One Republican called the statement “unfortunate.” — President Obama's Minnesota campaign waded into the state's marriage amendment fight on Monday with a statement saying the president opposes the proposal that would define marriage only as the union of a man and woman.

Gas Prices Grow More Under Obama than Carter — Marking the similarities between President Barack Obama's time in office and former president Jimmy Carter's is nothing new. But as of Monday, Obama has hit one more Carter benchmark - both saw gas prices double in their first term of office.

Socialsecuritymedicareandmedicaid Strikes Again — Jared Bernstein and Dean Baker are both mad, understandably, at Robert Samuelson, who pulls out, for the 7 millionth time, the old Social Security bait and switch. Here's how it works: to make the quite mild financial shortfall …

False Nikki Haley Twitter Report Spreads Fast — It took only two minutes. An unfounded report on a little-known blog claiming that Gov. Nikki R. Haley was about to be indicted rocketed from South Carolina political circles into national circulation, along the way becoming the latest lesson …

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